Some drugs are known as nephrotoxic, which means that their effects can cause damage to the kidneys. Drugs such as certain ...

IKD-CAKUT combined was the fourth most common cause of kidney failure among patients initiating KRT, accounting for 8.9% of cases, behind diabetes (23.0%), hypertension (14.4%) and ...

It is also the second most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for 26% of all cases. High blood pressure can damage and narrow the kidneys’ veins and arteries. This can reduce their ...

Anemia, which is common in kidney disease and reduces oxygen supply to ... While dehydration can also cause cramps, persistent muscle spasms might suggest an underlying kidney issue.

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments. More than 12.

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The ...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome causes memory changes and other neurological symptoms. Learn why it’s underdiagnosed and more ...

often as the end result of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Common causes include diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the kidney’s filtering units), polycystic kidney ...

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes of kidney disease.

A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...